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ARTICLE : Reply to Mani Varadarajan : Significance of Idol Worship - Posted By Ram Chandran - Tue, 29 Apr 1997 20:10:31 -0400
>>>Significance of Idol Worship in Hinduism
First let me assure Mani Varadarajan that I do not doubt his sincerity
in his beliefs and values. But I request him to be less emotional and
more understanding. I agree with the general sentiment expressed on the
discussion concerning "idol worship." We don't need to be apologetic.
...
Re: Idol worship - Posted By Narahari B. N. Achar - Tue, 29 Apr 1997 11:29:33 -0700
>>>Mani Varadarajan wrote on Apr. 24:
>there is a world of difference between a lump of turmeric or cowdung and a sAlagrAma or the temple murti. The former are mere pratIkAs.."
>But, the Deity I worship is the same Ganesha, whether invoked in a lump
of turmeric at home or at the temple. Srinivasa is the same whether I
worship after invoking in a mUrti at home or worship the mUrti at the
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DHRMAKAUBHAND, KASHMIRNU AGNISNAAN - Posted By BHARTI - 29 Apr 1997 14:15:21 GMT
>>>Reader friend,
I am looking for two books.
1. DHARMAKAUBHAND
This book is about the Swaminarayan faith. I have heard that
book exposes about the sect's practices unacceptable to mass.
WWW : Contribution of the HINDUS to the World's Culture - Posted By sudheer birodkar - Tue, 29 Apr 1997 05:06:40 PDT
>>>Namaste,
I read your message in the Guestbook of the site on Hinduism.
I am a student of Indology, and have recently completed a book on the subject,
"India˙ffff92s Contribution to World Culture".
I invite you to visit the home page for the book:
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REQUEST : Information on Arya Samaj, Chicago - Posted By root@nntpb.cb.lucent.com - 28 Apr 1997 17:44:42 GMT
>>>I would like to know the phone number(s) of the Arya Samaj in
the Midwest Area, preferably in Chicago. Any contacts will be
appreciated. We are looking for a priest to conduct a wedding in
July near Chicago.
The Arya Samaj Web Page doenst seem to respond.
ARTICLE : On Viswamitra and Cow-killing (was Re: Why ?) - Posted By Kunal Singh - 28 Apr 1997 11:23:14 -0400
>>>In article <ghenE9806p.H8n@netcom.com> ntiwari@rs3.esm.vt.edu (N. Tiwari) writes:
Kunal Singh (nnyxsi@swap31-236.ny.ubs.com) wrote:
: In article <ghenE925LK.4Kr@netcom.com> nnyxsi@swap31-236.ny.ubs.com (Kunal Singh) writes:
: I wanted to add that Satyavrata, later known as Trishanku, also killed
: a cow and fed the meat to Vishwamitra's family during the time when
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Re: ARTICLE : Shaivites only worship the top most Vaishnav Lord Shiva himself, All Glories to Lord S - Posted By Kunal Singh - 28 Apr 1997 10:26:05 -0400
>>>In article <ghenE98071.HB7@netcom.com> Mani Varadarajan <mani@be.com> writes:
.. stuff deleted ..
I am also finding the animated dialogue between Sunil and Kunal
amusing. Their "my god is better than your god" arguments are
just another form of the neverending quest for totemistic
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Re: Idol worship - Posted By Ramakrishnan Balasubramanian - Mon, 28 Apr 1997 09:34:28 -0500
>>>Narahari B. N. Achar wrote:
> same thread. I salute to all who are proud to be Hindus,and are not
> ashamed of it. But, at the same time let us be careful about the words we
> use. It was also posted, "let's be proud of being polytheists". Now,
> polytheism is not Vedas say. That's all. Regards-Narahari Achar
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REQUEST : Need some info about Ugaadi - Posted By bgarun@travel-net.com - Sun, 27 Apr 1997 20:40:05 -0400 (EDT)
>>>To whom it may concern:
I am in need of some information on the celebration of Ugaadi in Karnataka
and if possible some of the history associated with the festival. I would
greatly appreciate if you could send some info in this regard or direct me
to the relevant source ASAP. Thanking you in anticipation.
REQUEST : E-mail address for Shibendu Lahiri - Posted By Lawrence Spreng - 27 Apr 1997 06:29:56 GMT
>>>I am trying to locate an E-mail address where I can contact Shibendu
Lahiri, great grandson of Lahiri Mahasay. I recieved Kriya initiation from
him in 1995 in Cambridge Mass. Any help would be appreciated.
Lawrence Spreng
spreng@cnwl.igs.net
...
Re: Idol worship
Re: Request : Any C.S. Lewis reader here?
Re : ARTICLE : Idol worship - Posted By Sunil Sethi - 26 Apr 97 09:18:26 GMT
>>>Hi All,
The only way we can confront these people is to make them aware of what a
deity is and what an idol is. I am proud of my faith and this is the best
means of slapping them in the face. True it makes no difference what
language we use. But they certainly take notice of you when you say "No I
...
Re: ARTICLE : Shaivites only worship the top most Vaishnav Lord Shiva himself, All Glories to Lord S - Posted By Sunil Sethi - 26 Apr 97 09:11:54 GMT
>>>Hi Mani,
>
> I am also finding the animated dialogue between Sunil and Kunal
> amusing. Their "my god is better than your god" arguments are
> just another form of the neverending quest for totemistic
...
Re: Idol Worship - Posted By SahasrAksa - Fri, 25 Apr 1997 20:18:40 -0700
>>>Mani Varadarajan wrote:
> The mainstream Western religions are inherently opposed to any form
> of image worship; it matters not whether we choose to call it idol
> worship. To them, the very existence of an image in a temple to which
> we offer flowers, incense and prayers is itself an abomination. Why
...
Re: News : SONY Apology to Hindu Community
REQUEST : travel information for swamiji from India - Posted By Cyber Maadhva Sangha - Thu, 24 Apr 1997 21:30:16 GMT
>>>Dear readers,
some of us in the Dvaita mailing list are working on inviting one of the
Swamijis from the Udupi mutts to US this summer. As most of you would know,
swamijis (regardless of which school of thought they belong to) carry
items for puja and other things that they generally do not like to open
...
Re: Idol worship - Posted By Mani Varadarajan - 24 Apr 1997 11:17:41 -0700
>>>"Narahari B. N. Achar" <nachar@msuvx1.memphis.edu> writes:
> It was also posted, "let's be proud of being polytheists". Now,
> polytheism is not Vedas say. That's all.
This is the kind of reactionary revisionism that I dislike.
You may not choose to believe that the Vedas are polytheistic,
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Re: ARTICLE : Shaivites only worship the top most Vaishnav Lord Shiva himself, All Glories to Lord S - Posted By Mani Varadarajan - 24 Apr 1997 11:10:54 -0700
>>>Ramakrishnan Balasubramanian <rbalasub@ecn.purdue.edu> writes:
> It also provides good humor I must say. Eg, explanations of why rudra, shiva,
> nIlakanTha etc all represent vishhNu and similar explanations of how nArAyaNa,
> vishhNu etc represent shiva never fail to provide humor. The algorithm goes
> something like this:
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REQUEST : Meaning of Sloka from Vishnu Sahasranamam
ARTICLE : Ram in Sikh Thought - Posted By N. Tiwari - 24 Apr 1997 14:36:13 GMT
>>>This post of mine is an attempt to higlight the
bhakti of 10 Gurus, of the saguna aspect of God.
Quite often, the modern SIkh clergy has claimed,
incorrectly in my opinion, that God and form, do
not go together, as per the Sikh thought. One of
...
REQUEST : About KALI ..... - Posted By Ziggy - 24 Apr 1997 10:01:36 GMT
>>>Hi all,
I'm a "fan" of the Hindu goddess -- Kali, because of its
mystic wrathful form and the meaning of destroy (???).
Can anyone pls tell me more about her background and
show me the way to find her images on the net. Any
...
Re: ARTICLE : Shaivites only worship the top most Vaishnav Lord Shiva himself, All Glories to Lord S - Posted By Sunil Sethi - 24 Apr 97 08:25:19 GMT
>>>Hi Ramakrishnan,
You obviously did not read the article by Kunal !!! Where he refered to the
"battle" he has been fighting.
Sunil
Ramakrishnan Balasubramanian <rbalasub@ecn.purdue.edu> wrote in article
...
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Re: Idol Worship - Posted By Mani Varadarajan - 23 Apr 1997 13:58:27 -0700
>>>I beg the reader's permission to wax theological here.
Narahari Achar <NACHAR@MSUVX1.MEMPHIS.EDU> writes:
> [The deity] can be invoked in almost any object: an areca nut, a
> lump of Turmeric,a lump of clay or even a lump of cowdung as "pillari" in
> kannada,"pilleyaar" in tamil. We invoke bysaying "....bimbesmin sannidhim kuru"
...
Re: ARTICLE : Shaivites only worship the top most Vaishnav Lord Shiva himself, All Glories to Lord S
Re: Idol worship
REQUEST : About KALI....... - Posted By Ziggy - 23 Apr 1997 07:53:42 GMT
>>>Hi all,
I'm a "fan" of the Hindu goddess -- Kali, because of its
mystic wrathful form and the meaning of destroy (???).
Can anyone pls tell me more about her background and
show me the way to find her images on the net. Any
...
Re: ARTICLE : Shaivites only worship the top most Vaishnav Lord Shiva himself, All Glories to Lord S
Re: Idol Worship
REQUEST : Shree Ma Ashram
Re: Idol Worship - Posted By Paliath Narendran - 22 Apr 1997 15:34:40 GMT
>>>The discussion on idol-worship has been very interesting and
educational for me. Perhaps it will be a good idea to also
discuss the objections (of Muslims, Jews, etc.) to our practices.
I have often felt that much of this depends on how the term
"idol-worship" is defined and who defines it. Such derogatory
...
Re: ARTICLE : Shaivites only worship the top most Vaishnav Lord Shiva himself, All Glories to Lord S - Posted By Ramakrishnan Balasubramanian - Mon, 21 Apr 1997 21:18:04 -0500
>>>Sunil Sethi wrote:
> One hears so much from the Shiviates and their so called battles, yet they
> only worship Krishna but are attracted to the modes of ignorance. According
> to the Gita in Chapter 10 verse 23 it is stated :
Would the kind sir explain to the srh readers what this "so much from
...
Re: ARTICLE : Shaivites only worship the top most Vaishnav Lord Shiva himself, All Glories to Lord S
Re: ARTICLE : Shaivites only worship the top most Vaishnav Lord Shiva himself, All Glories to Lord S
INFO : Holi on the Beach
Re: ARTICLE : Shaivites only worship the top most Vaishnav Lord Shiva himself, All Glories to Lord S - Posted By Kunal Singh - 21 Apr 1997 16:10:07 -0400
>>>In article <ghenE8zyxB.5v@netcom.com> "Sunil Sethi" <ssethi@onaustralia.com.au> writes:
.. stuff deleted ..
One hears so much from the Shiviates and their so called battles, yet they
only worship Krishna but are attracted to the modes of ignorance. According
to the Gita in Chapter 10 verse 23 it is stated :
...
REQUEST : Gotr and jaat
REQUEST : Question on Extraterrestial Life and Hinduism - Posted By Gandalf - Mon, 21 Apr 1997 00:53:52 -0400 (EDT)
>>>I'm wondering. What does Hinduism say about intelligent life (or rather,
just life itself) outside Earth? From what I've heard about christianity,
God did not create life outside of this planet. Could you clear this up
for me?
Daynesh Mangal
...
ARTICLE : Shaivites only worship the top most Vaishnav Lord Shiva himself, All Glories to Lord Shiva - Posted By Sunil Sethi - 20 Apr 97 13:03:56 GMT
>>>One hears so much from the Shiviates and their so called battles, yet they
only worship Krishna but are attracted to the modes of ignorance. According
to the Gita in Chapter 10 verse 23 it is stated :
Of all the Rudas I am Lord Shiva, of the Yaksas and Raksasas I am Lord of
wealth[Kuvera], of the Vasus I am fire[Agni], and of mountians I am Meru.
Prophcies of Ages
Request: Valampiri Sankh
HELP!!: Ganesh chant - Posted By Stuart Resnick - Fri, 18 Apr 1997 23:22:45 -0700
>>>I am performing a wedding tomorrow, & the parents of the bride are
Indian & want me to begin by invoking Ganesh. I vaguely recall a 4-line
stanza to do so, that begins something like:
GAJANANAM BHUTA GANADHI SEVITAM
KALPITA JAMBHU...
REQUEST : Theory! - Posted By Mikkey Panchal - 19 Apr 1997 05:22:52 GMT
>>> I'm Hindu myself, and had a quick question. It is said that
Hinduism is the oldest known religion to mankind, and all other religions
have came about from Hinduism (one way or another). Being a computer
science student I cannot help but analyze this statement. Does this mean
that all other religions are a subclass of Hinduism? If that is true
...
REQUEST : A good cause...
Re: Request : Any C.S. Lewis reader here?
Re:Idol Worship - Posted By Narahari Achar - Fri, 18 Apr 1997 14:13:55 -0600 (CST)
>>>Mani Varadarajan wrote on 9th Apr:
" It is offensive to me as a practising Hindu to be told that the idol that I
worship is a mere 'means for concentration'....more offensive when the author's
aim is to spread the 'truth' about Hinduism."
My whole point was that the words "Idol" and "Idol worship" have a derogatory
...
Re: News : SONY Apology to Hindu Community
ARTICLE : Shree Maa - Posted By shayne dunbar - 18 Apr 1997 16:55:30 GMT
>>>I am looking for any information on Shree Maa. As I am interested in
traveling down to the Ashram. Has anyone encountered this group. I am
always wary of what is found on the web, yet enterested.
please E-mail me at shayne.pond.net or post reply here.
thank you in advance.
Re: Request: Need info. on Hindusim and Science - Posted By Ramakrishnan Balasubramanian - Fri, 18 Apr 1997 10:59:57 -0500
>>>Pradip Gangopadhyay wrote:
> I would also like to point out here that there is no line of separation
> between spiritual and secular in some of the Vedantic schools of thought like
> Advaita (Only Brahman is) or Vishistadvaita (Jiva and Jagat are the bodies of
> Brahman: sarira-sariri). So from that point of view, study of nature (Physics,
...
REQUEST : Status of Lakulisa?
REQUEST: Initiation Rituals - Posted By Chris Cahill - 18 Apr 1997 10:10:49 GMT
>>>I am a religion teacher in a Catholic high school. Among the classes I
teach is one on 'Religions of the World.' To complete an assignment I have
given, one student is looking for information on initiation rituals,
whether it involves welcoming a newborn child into the community or
initiating converts. I had heard of a Hindu infant naming ceremony that
...
Re: ARTICLE : Idol worship (was Re: Pagan)
Press Release : AHADC Efforts Leads to Sony Apology to Hindus
Re:REQUEST: Need info. on Hinduism and Science
REQUEST : Burial tradition? - Posted By David Jacobs - 17 Apr 1997 14:14:35 GMT
>>>We have neighbours on our street who recently lost their young son to
cancer. How do Hindus deal with the deceased. We would like to understand
what traditions are followed as we are of a Christian background.
Thanks David
...
REQUEST : cows
WWW : Prophcies of Ages
ARTICLE : Ramnavami
REQUEST : Bhagawat Gita - interested in your thoughts - Posted By Perwesh Sharma - Wed, 16 Apr 1997 01:04:47 +0100
>>>I have been pondering over the origins of the Bhagawat Gita for a while.
It is one book that has had lot of commentaries written on it, probably
more than most. Each claims to be the authority and each just as
intriguing. I have not read them all but those that I have read fail to
give me the answer to this question.
REQUEST : Religion debates
Re: Request: Need info. on Hindusim and Science - Posted By Pradip Gangopadhyay - Tue, 15 Apr 1997 15:38:14 -0700 (PDT)
>>>Mani Varadarajan <mani@be.com> writes:
>If I may interject, while this twofold classification of earthly
>vs. divine knowledge is a valuable one, it is not the import
>of the Upanishad passage in question.
>The Mundaka Upanishad speaks of two levels of knowing the Absolute.
Re: ARTICLE : Idol worship (was Re: Pagan) - Posted By Mani Varadarajan - 15 Apr 1997 15:16:53 -0700
>>>"Sunil Sethi" <ssethi@onaustralia.com.au> writes:
>
> The Christians/Muslims and Jews call us idol worshipers and in the Bible
> there are verses that ask for idols to be destroyed. This is why they
> always say we worship idols. Idol worship has a very negative meaning.
Re: REQUEST : Hindu myths and beliefs - Posted By Daly de Gagne - Mon, 14 Apr 1997 17:32:25 -0500
>>>Namaste Sunil Ji:
Thank you for your response which made me very happy.
Sunil Sethi wrote:
> Thank-you and I too have experienced what you have regarding the Gita,
> every time I see something new that is wounderful and meaningful. I see
...
Re: REQUEST : Need info. on Hinduism and Science - Posted By Mani Varadarajan - 14 Apr 1997 15:01:23 -0700
>>>Pradip Gangopadhyay <pradip@lism.usc.edu> writes:
> There is, in Hinduism, a distinction between 'higher knowledge' and
> 'lower knowledge' according to the Mundaka Upanishad I.i.4.
>
> The lower knowledge includes all knowledge that endows a man with the
...
REQUEST : Hindu Calendar
Re: REQUEST: Advice on Kauai's Hindu Monastery - Posted By Vivek Sadananda Pai - 14 Apr 1997 18:01:57 GMT
>>>In article <ghenE8Fq1K.8qC@netcom.com>,
Ramakrishnan Balasubramanian <rbalasub@ecn.purdue.edu> wrote:
>I didn't reply to the original mail by Kelly Warner. You are quite right in
>being wary of any group which charges money. IMHO, you need not join any of
>these sects including the Hare Krishna's to learn about Hinduism.
...
re:REQUEST:Cloning of sheep:Duplicate Souls? - Posted By JAYABARATHI - Mon, 31 Mar 1997 09:57:36 -0800
>>>Question by Vishal(vishal@singnet.com.sg)
"Creating a clone is creating a new life.....?"
Creating a clone is NOT creating a new life.
By means of taking a living cell and cloning it ,
you can duplicate the physical structure of of the organism,but you do
...
Re: ARTICLE : Idol worship (was Re: Pagan) - Posted By Sunil Sethi - 14 Apr 97 11:41:11 GMT
>>>Hi Mani,
You are right in what you have said. The Deity is really Krishna when
installed. The Vedas have prescribed the installation of the Deity
according to certain rites, which welcome the Lord to enter the deity form.
The name of the Lord is non-different to the person, in other words Krishna
...
Re: REQUEST: Advice on Kauai's Hindu Monastery
REQUEST : Any C.S.Lewis readers here? - Posted By mary@dragontree.com - Sun, 13 Apr 1997 14:29:38 -0700
>>>I have been an admirer of Hindu doctrines for many years, and often wish
that I could find them explained in idiomatic English, as Lewis
explained Christian doctrines. Also, some of Lewis' ideas sound more
Hindu than Christian, when really examined.
Has anyone else here read Lewis? Any comments?
...
WWW : MEDITATION WEB SITE - WWW.FISU.ORG - Posted By FISU - Sun, 13 Apr 1997 08:41:28 GMT
>>>SPIRITUAL UNFOLDMENT
MEDITATION WEB SITE AT :
http://www.fisu.org
Our first reaction in life when faced with problems be it health,
stress or just unhappiness is to seek a remedy from an external
...
REQUEST : Need info. on Hinduism and Science - Posted By Pradip Gangopadhyay - Fri, 11 Apr 1997 11:00:07 -0700 (PDT)
>>>>Subject: REQUEST : Need info. on Hinduism and Science
>Srikar Chunduri <S-Chunduri@tamu.edu> wrote:
>There is a discussion on Religion and Science in our school
>need info. references and quotes on Hinduism and Science.
>Like what does hinduism say about evolution of man, big bang theory,
...
Re: ARTICLE : Idol worship (was Re: Pagan) - Posted By Jay Thirumalai - 11 Apr 1997 15:23:50 GMT
>>>I am not a frequent poster to this newsgroup, but the issue seems to be
sufficiently seminal to merit a response. Apart from the theological issues
which have been explored by Mani, and which definitely have their place in
the scheme of things, I am more concerned with the attempt to secularize
idolatry to fit it within the realm of abstracted Western Judeo-Christian
...
ARTICLE : Why? - Posted By Mikkey Panchal - 11 Apr 1997 13:28:06 GMT
>>> I would like to know why many of my fellow Hindu brothers and
sisters go directly against our religion. It states in the Gita that
killing of any sort is banned by a Hindu, and yet there are
brothers/sisters/uncles and aunties out there that freely consume meat.
Why is it for them ok to eat fish, chicken etc, but not beef? If you
...
Re: REQUEST : Bhagavad Gita - Posted By Virender Dayal - Fri, 11 Apr 1997 11:37:41 GMT
>>>jsodha@uwichill.edu.bb (Sodha, Dr. Janak) wrote:
> I am the excutive member of the Hindu Religous and Cultural Organisation
> (HRCO) in Barbados. WE are currently two years old. Having finally
> coverted a home into a temple, and brought a pundit from Guyana, we
> hold a Satangh every Sunday. What we need is to get a hold of about
...
Re: REQUEST : Hindu myths and beliefs - Posted By Sunil Sethi - 11 Apr 97 12:53:38 GMT
>>>Namaste Daly Ji,
Thank-you and I too have experienced what you have regarding the Gita,
every time I see something new that is wounderful and meaningful. I see
myself in Arjuna as I too feel what he felt and it goes beyond emotion it
is so deep and meaningful.There is peace, love, honour, compassion and so
...
ARTICLE : INDIA 50 CELEBRATION IN LONDON - Posted By BHARTI - 11 Apr 1997 09:28:07 GMT
>>>Hindu Council (Brent), a registered charity and cultural
organisation in the London Borough of Brent is celebtrating the
50th anivesrary of India's independent day on Friday 15th August
1997.
Chief guest is Mr Arun Shourie, a well known bold jourlaist,
...
REQUEST : Mala Question - Posted By Michael Erlewine - 10 Apr 1997 20:13:04 GMT
>>>Hi,
I have worked with Tibetan Buddhism for many years and am familiar with how
their malas (prayer bead rosaries) are made, used, etc.
But I have a general interest to learn a little more about how other sects
of Buddhism create and use malas. Also the various Hindu-oriented malas
...
REQUEST : Customs - Posted By Trish Wong - 10 Apr 1997 19:56:26 GMT
>>>Hi,
Does anyone know a good source of Hindu customs?
I would like to understand more, ie: drinking milk in
a new house is required (my friend's mother insists this
is customary as well as when her husband dies, she must stay with
...
Re: REQUEST: Advice on Kauai's Hindu Monastery
Re: REQUEST: Advice on Kauai's Hindu Monastery - Posted By Daly de Gagne - Wed, 09 Apr 1997 20:25:03 -0500
>>>Namaste.
Vivek Sadananda Pai wrote:
> I don't know how much they charge converts, but I posted excerpts from
> Hinduism Today some time ago where they most definitely seemed to
> suggest that it cost at least one thousand US dollars to become a
...
REQUEST : Need info. on Hinduism and Science - Posted By Srikar Chunduri - Wed, 09 Apr 1997 08:55:23 -0500
>>>There is a discussion on Religion and Science in our school
need info. references and quotes on Hinduism and Science.
Like what does hinduism say about evolution of man, big bang theory,
uncertainity principle, medicine, surgery, pursuit of science for
pleasure, pursuit of science to help mankind (& womankind too), women in
...
WWW : Books
ARTICLE : Idol worship (was Re: Pagan) - Posted By Mani Varadarajan - 08 Apr 1997 11:07:13 -0700
>>>"Narahari B. N. Achar" <nachar@msuvx1.memphis.edu> writes:
> Although we offer puja to icons, it is not idolatry, because,
> the icons are only representations of the paramaatma and the pujas are
> offered to the paramatma and not the icons. The icons are only a means
> for concentrating on the IMMENSE.
Re: REQUEST : Cloning of Sheep: Duplicate Souls? - Posted By Gary Stevason - Tue, 8 Apr 1997 15:07:36 GMT
>>>Vishal (vishal@singnet.com.sg) wrote:
: You probably would have heard about the cloning of the sheep
: Dolly. Doesn't this conflict with the Hindu belief that every living thing
: has a soul? Creating a clone is creating a new life and a life must have a
: soul. This means we are creating a new soul. How do you explain this
...
Article: Regarding "Hindu-ism" and other "isms"
Re: REQUEST: Advice on Kauai's Hindu Monastery
Re: REQUEST : Advice Sought re Talks to an Amewrican Audience
REQUEST : BHAGVAD GITA VIDEO
REQUEST: Where was Pataliputra?
ARTICLE : Regarding "Hindu-ism" and other "isms" - Posted By F.B.S. - Sun, 06 Apr 1997 15:50:47 GMT
>>>Namasté
I would like to make an observation, and see what others have to say
regarding that observation.
Previous to the British colonization, and other factors, there was no
such thing as a religion refered to as "Hindu-ism", in fact, looking
...
Re: REQUEST : Hindu myths and beliefs
Re: Pagan
Re: REQUEST : Hindu myths and beliefs
REQUEST: The Hindu cult of Thuggee? - Posted By Dohn Joe - Thu, 03 Apr 1997 19:50:40 -0500
>>>I am doing research on the Hindu cult of Thuggee, disciples of Kali who
committed ritual stranglings of travelers to sacrifice to that god.
Under the British Empire this cult was eradicated, as the English found
their practices unacceptable.
Any additional information that someone could provide on this lost
...
INFO : Disfiguring of Shree Krishna On Aerosmith Album Cover - Posted By Ajay Shah - Thu, 3 Apr 1997 11:15:22 -0700 (MST)
>>> Amrican Hindu Anti-Defamation Coalition : Call For Action
------------------------------------------------WWW : http://www.hindunet.org/anti_defamation/sony/
E-mail : ahadc@hindunet.org
---------------------------------------------------
...
REQUEST: Reincarnation - Posted By Jonathan Dahlberg - 3 Apr 1997 11:01:17 GMT
>>>I am a swedish student who want to know more about what Hindus think about
Reincarnation, what happends after you are dead, how and "who" decides what
you are going to be incarnated into, etc.
Jonathan Dahlberg
...
ARTICLE : Hindus and Pagans
Re: REQUEST : Origin of "Patel"
ARTICLE : HINDUISM: The Meaning Behind the Legends - Posted By Kunal Singh - 02 Apr 1997 14:07:08 -0500
>>>A while back on the net, while battling Vaishnavs I had suggested that
Puranic legends were actually historical accounts of the battles
between the various deities in Hinduism. The suggestion was met with
great opposition particularly by the devotional Vaishnavas who
practiced "bhakti" yoga and who insisted that the stories were
...
Re: REQUEST: Advice on Kauai's Hindu Monastery - Posted By Ray Fagan - 2 Apr 1997 19:11:21 GMT
>>>bubastis@mindspring.com (Kelly Warner) wrote:
>I have corresponded with Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami from the
>Kauai's Hindu Monastery (whom I found on the Web).
>Does anyone know if this is a reputable source of information on
>Hinduism? Is he legitimate? There were several requests for monetary
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Re: ARTICLE : vegetarianism - Posted By N. Tiwari - 2 Apr 1997 15:28:55 GMT
>>>Vivek Sadananda Pai (vivek@cs.rice.edu) wrote:
: In article <ghenE7qoIE.4H8@netcom.com>,
: N. Tiwari <ntiwari@rs3.esm.vt.edu> wrote:
: >Vivek Sadananda Pai (vivek@cs.rice.edu) wrote:
: >: In article <ghenE6vtIB.57@netcom.com>, GOUNDER <S96007831@usp.ac.fj> wrote:
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Re: REQUEST : Cloning of Sheep: Duplicate Souls? - Posted By Sankar Jayanarayanan - Tue, 1 Apr 1997 16:31:14 -0600
>>>Vishal wrote:
> You probably would have heard about the cloning of the sheep
> Dolly. Doesn't this conflict with the Hindu belief that every living thing
> has a soul? Creating a clone is creating a new life and a life must have a
> soul. This means we are creating a new soul. How do you explain this
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Re: REQUEST : Cloning of Sheep: Duplicate Souls? - Posted By N. Tiwari - 1 Apr 1997 22:04:22 GMT
>>>Vishal (vishal@singnet.com.sg) wrote:
: You probably would have heard about the cloning of the sheep
: Dolly. Doesn't this conflict with the Hindu belief that every living thing
: has a soul? Creating a clone is creating a new life and a life must have a
: soul. This means we are creating a new soul. How do you explain this
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REQUEST : Do Hindus Consider themselves Pagan? - Posted By Ray Fagan - 1 Apr 1997 19:29:25 GMT
>>>Namaste,
I've been following a discussion about the definition of the term 'Pagan'
on another newsgroup. There is considerable disagreement among the
people who responded as to the status of Hindus. As far as I know I am
the only Hindu who has responded to the discussion so I am posting an
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WWW : MEDITATION WEB SITE - WWW.FISU.ORG - Posted By FISU - Tue, 01 Apr 1997 18:43:33 GMT
>>>SPIRITUAL UNFOLDMENT
MEDITATION WEB SITE AT :
http://www.fisu.org
Our first reaction in life when faced with problems be it health,
stress or just unhappiness is to seek a remedy from an external
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Re: REQUEST : Advice Sought re Talks to an Amewrican Audience - Posted By Kunal Singh - 01 Apr 1997 12:06:43 -0500
>>>In article <ghenE7Ls4w.K1K@netcom.com> ntiwari@rs3.esm.vt.edu (N. Tiwari) writes:
.. stuff deleted ..
I focus on:
a) Hinduism is a way, that can not only be talked about
but also lived. As that done by Gandhi.
REQUEST: Advice on Kauai's Hindu Monastery - Posted By Kelly Warner - Tue, 01 Apr 1997 14:09:30 GMT
>>>I am an American who has been extremely interested in Hinduism for
many years. I recently decided to take my interest further and to
investigate converting to Hinduism.
I have corresponded with Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami from the
Kauai's Hindu Monastery (whom I found on the Web). He sent me a
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Re: REQUEST : Picture of Shiva and Parvati - Posted By Sunil Sethi - 1 Apr 97 13:40:07 GMT
>>>Hi Birendra,
See www.spiritweb.org/spirit/image-gallery.htlm
In the past I have seen many beautiful pictures there are pointers to other
sites that have more pictures. Good luck.
Sunil
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Re: REQUEST : Prophecy of Hindus - Posted By Sunil Sethi - 1 Apr 97 13:35:28 GMT
>>>Hi Manoj,
See the following homepage as it contains very good references that will
help you:
www.spiritweb.org/spirit/veda/overview.htlm
Further Srimad Bhagavatam First Canto - Part One titled Krishna is the
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Re: REQUEST : Cloning of Sheep: Duplicate Souls? - Posted By Sunil Sethi - 1 Apr 97 13:24:52 GMT
>>>Hi Vishal,
There is nothing to be confused about. The soul is the real us and is the
REAL EGO where as the body is the FALSE EGO.
According to the Gita Sri Krishna tells Arjuna, when he is faced with his
kith and kin and didn't want to fight and was lamenting :
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Re: REQUEST : Hindu and abortion - Posted By Sunil Sethi - 1 Apr 97 13:16:46 GMT
>>>Hi There,
>From the point of view of the Vedas abortion is a sinful activity. As a
lesson the birth of Sri Krishna and the killing of the children by Kamsa
and the outcome was the Mahabharat.
Kamsa was not a rigtheous person and he was told by Narda Muni that he will
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ARTICLE : God: A Mathematical Analogy - Posted By Hari Kumar - 1 Apr 1997 11:12:09 GMT
>>>**GOD: A MATHEMATICAL ANALOGY**
It has been Man's eternal problem to define, if not prove the very
existence of God using the tools of his intelligence and logical reasoning.
Even though the very need to bring God within the confines of a logical
proof may be debated, the fact remains that amongst us there remains a
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INFO : "Youth in Action" - A Cultural Programme in Stockton, CA
REQUEST : Interested in orphanages - Posted By Mahi Palanisami - Mon, 31 Mar 1997 21:54:18 -0600
>>>Dear sir,
I'm 18 and have been visiting my relatives in Tamilnadu every
summer for about a month for the past couple years. They are all pretty
well off to do farmers, and nothing really changes between my visits.
To be blunt, I'm sick of seeing my rich, lazy relatives. I want to
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INFO : Revolutionary Lesson in "Spoken Sanskrit"
WWW : Hindu Tantrik Home Page
Re: Question: Worship of the Mother
Re: REQUEST : Prophecy of Hindus - Posted By Virender Dayal - Mon, 31 Mar 1997 04:14:06 GMT
>>>"Gateway 2000 licenced user" <mn@langley.softwright.co.uk> wrote:
>It is of my limited understanding that the
>BHaivishya PUranas contains informtaion about all past and future
>incarnactions of Vishnu wither as Guru or as Avataar.
>I have also heard that Guru Nanak was also a divine incarnation.
REQUEST : Hindu Marriage Rites - Posted By Raja Segar - Mon, 31 Mar 1997 11:33:17 -0800
>>>I am trying to compile an article, in English, that explains the South
Indian Hindu marriage rites and the meaning of the mantras that are
generally used. I would be grateful if someone could point me to
resources or sites that are available in the net. Alternatively, are
there any books that are available.
ARTICLE : Mass Suicide a Sign of the Times - Posted By Dr. Jai Maharaj - Sat, 29 Mar 1997 10:07:06 -1000
>>>Someone wrote:
> 39 grains of sand decided the tide was to much, what a great example
> they set for the world to follow. The thieves of Russia are at least
> trying to survive, working with the tide as best they can.
> A blade of grass growing through man's concrete world gives more to
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